By Barbara & Scott Siegel Theatrical Elite: Patti LuPone, Christine Ebersole, John Leguizamo, Harvey Fierstein, Kevin Kline…They’re Back! As we head toward the end of the 2016-17 theater season, never quite knowing if the waterfall of openings both on and Off...

By Sandi Durell This is the story that dreams are made of. And so let us give thanks to two extraordinary performers with extraordinary presence and voices that literally blow you away in bringing this ferocious competition between Helena Rubinstein and Elizabeth...

Looks like the casting is complete for the much anticipated Broadway production of War Paint about cosmetic beauty queens Helena Rubinstein (played by Patti LuPone) and Elizabeth Arden (played by Christine Ebersole). Directed by Michael Greif, featuring a score by Scott Frankel and...

By Sandi Durell If you’re a fan of the hit Netflix Series Orange is the New Black (and there are many, many), then you already know one of the tough broad Golden Girls, the no-nonsense inmate Frieda Berlin. Yup, she’s the one with the neck tattoos and well versed when it...

by Susan Hasho Peggy Sarlin threw herself a birthday party at The Metropolitan Room which she called a “swanky” place. She brought along her new CD Family and Friends. An accomplished songwriter recorded by the likes of Bette Midler, Patti LuPone and Disney, she...

Tony Award®-winning Playwright David Henry Hwang has been elected the Chair of the American Theatre Wing. Having joined the board of the American Theatre Wing in 2009, Mr. Hwang will succeed current Chair William Ivey Long, who concludes his four-year term this year (the maximum...

by Sophia Romma Enthusiasts and admirers of musical theatre and pop culture caught an enthralling overdose of Steven Schwartz on April 16th, when a star studded ensemble of one hundred performers gathered together at legendary Symphony Space on the Upper...

By Brian Scott Lipton No one would ever accuse of Patti LuPone of “monkeying around” on stage. Few performers show the kind of dedication and commitment to their material, and to connecting with their audience, as this Tony Award-winning star. But it’s little...

Symphony Space pays exuberant homage to the Great White Way with Project B-way/95, a two-week celebration comprising 14 events,April 7 – 20. Curated and Produced by Joel Fram and Annette Jolles, and named for the intersection where Symphony Space stands, Project B-way/95 salutes...

The songwriting team behind Les Miserables – Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schoenberg will be honored by the New York Pops and Musical Director Steven Reinike at their Annual 33rd Birthday Gala on May 2, 2016. Joining the previously announced performers are: Jesse Tyler...

RUTHLESS! The Musical entertained the crowd on Fran Drescher’s New York Harbor cruise to kick off Gay Pride Week last Sunday, June 21st. A benefit for Cancer Schmancer, the floating party was held aboard the Hornblower Hybrid. Patti LuPone joined the festivities...

A seasoned pro takes a sold-out house on a world tour in song. Review By Joel Benjamin Patti Lupone’s rather rueful Far Away Places was more a psychological journey than a larky travelogue. She and her music director/pianist/backup singer Joseph...

NY Cabaret Review Marilyn Lester There is absolutely no question that Patti LuPone has “star quality.” By the time she reached her fourth encore and final number, “Buenos Aries” (Evita), a rapturous audience was on its feet...

54 Below, Broadway’s Supper Club, has announced a multi-year agreement with two-time Tony Award winner Patti LuPone. Twice yearly, LuPone will play two-week engagements at the venue. The agreement, which runs through 2016, launches with the upcoming July 21...